Deputy chief executive at Rethink Mental Illness, Brian Dow, said: ‘What we want is right treatment, right time but what we too often have is wrong treatment, too late.’

‘Thousands of people find themselves in desperate situations every year, but have to contend with long waits, bureaucracy, and a severe lack of choice about their care. The result is that far too many people reach crisis point before getting help,’ he added.

Brady suggests putting a ‘temporary ban’ on sex is one step that couples struggling with these issues can take in order to refresh their sex lives: ‘Whatever you’ve been doing sexually it’s gone wrong, so you want to wipe it out and start again, and just reconnect emotionally and in terms of intimacy.’

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